Iain Banks, The State of the Art (1989)
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Beauty is something that disappears when you try to define it.
— Iain Banks on Beauty
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Beauty is something that disappears when you try to define it." in the context of "Iain Banks, The State of the Art (1989)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Beauty" (B)
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About Iain Banks
Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.
About Iain Banks
Iain Menzies Banks (February 16, 1954 – June 9, 2013), officially Iain Banks, was a Scottish writer. As Iain M. Banks he wrote science fiction; as Iain Banks he wrote literary fiction.
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